Brance, Lauren & Haddie

This is Lauren posting as Brance (he’s taking a nap and I didn’t want to wake him by getting my computer from our bedroom).

In one of our Boston posts Brance briefly mentioned our interrupted trip to Harvard Yard and that I would tell the story.  Well here I go  -  finally, the long-promised story of the missing shoe…

I must begin by saying that it seems stories of missing things could easily become a regular theme around here as I’m not the best at keeping organized and well, the mobilization of our dear Haddie hasn’t helped matters any either.  Things going missing have become a daily, if not hourly, occurence at the Gillihan residence.  I’m sure I have at least one hundred stories of things gone missing  over the past few months that I could share with our readers… a shoe’s mate mysteriously vanishing to be found hanging out with the dust bunnies under my bed, favorite pens suddenly missing critical working components, keys to the vehicle taking a leisurely stroll from the table to the kitchen trash can to hang out for awhile, or my personal favorite – Haddie’s hairbrush going missing only to find it taking a swim in the toilet (that’s when we decided to gate the bathroom).  And though I’m sure you would find some of these stories pretty hilarious, at least we have, none of them are as intriguing as the story of the missing shoe.

Before Brance and I discovered the glories of mass public transportation in Boston (we’re simple rural folk) we abused our feet.  

Here’s the last post of Boston photos. This was our last day in Boston so we decided to do the regular tourist stuff.

We started out following the Freedom Trail. We saw a couple old churches, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, the Paul Revere monument, the Old North Church, and the Union Oyster House.

It didn’t long though and we headed off the beaten path into North End to enjoy lunch at an Italian restaurant. Lauren took a turn navigating our way back to the hotel from there and took us through Beacon Hill and Back Bay. We stumbled upon the home of Senator John Kerry on our way.

After a brief stop at the hotel we headed back out to South Boston’s Pleasure Bay for a walk along the beach. Unlike the almost rainy Saturday afternoon we spent there, this time the area just outside the bay was filled with sail boats and there were lots of people out walking the water front.

We soon hopped the Metro bus back to the hotel though and got a good nights sleep in preparation for the long drive back to Virginia.

We hope you all enjoyed the photos!

Yesterday Lauren, Haddie and I had a leisurely morning at the hotel. Haddie enjoyed playing in Mommy & Daddy’s bed.

After waking up, we took a short stroll through a posh Back Bay neighborhood and then headed across Harvard Bridge into Cambridge.

Once in Cambridge, we walked through the MIT campus and headed toward Harvard. For reasons I’ll let Lauren explain in another post, we never quite made it to Harvard. After eating lunch, we hopped a bus back into Boston, switched strollers and took our first subway ride!

We took the subway, or the T as the locals call it, out of town to the suburb of Newton. We strolled around there for a while taking pictures and eating ice cream, then headed back into town. Once off the T we walked up toward the Boston Commons, crossed Hadassah Way and picked up burritos for dinner and came back to the hotel for the evening.

Quite a busy day, here are the pictures.

Lots of walking today. We started from the hotel, headed across Copley Square, walked alongside Boston Commons, headed into Chinatown (3rd largest one in the country I’m told), then crossed over to the pier for a seafood lunch and then into South Boston to explore some neighborhoods and check out Pleasure Bay. We also got to see Dorchester Hights/Thomas Park, a Revolutionary War site. We really like that area of South Boston. Then we ate some ice cream and hightailed it back to the hotel because of the threat of rain.

We’re worn out, but really enjoyed the day. Here’s a gallery of photos from the trip, in the order I just described.

Here’s a gallery of photos from our first walking trip of Boston this afternoon. We left our hotel and walked down the famous Newbury street. All kinds of shops, eateries, and lots of people. These are just some things that caught our eye as we walked.

And here’s a message from Haddie to her grandparents. Apparently she types in Greek or something!

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,s a >mswaq

After a 14 hour drive that started this morning at 1am, Lauren, Haddie and I are in the heart of Boston. We’re staying at a very nice hotel in Copley Square and got a glimpse of Newbury Street on our way in and we’re excited to get out and walk around the city.

Pictures coming soon…